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I agree that it's more of a troubleshooting tool than a fix. But if it's between leaving it disconnected vs. having to reboot the HR34 daily, I'll take the former. It's good to know it shouldn't cause any ill effects for my usage.

Indeed, I also received an update for the C31 today. I'm running version 0x709 now. The date next to the version shows as 11/2 as opposed to today's date, though. I forget what the old version was that it was running? I'm pretty sure the old date was on 10/19, though.

Glowing video? My C31 devices have stopped showing video (live or recorded) within 24 hours of a RBR of the HR34. It has occassionally gone a little longer although I can't remember it going for more than two days without running into this problem.

If you want to pass along that coax network signal strength screen, I'll be more than happy to run through those test.

For now, I'll let this new C31 version run with the Ethernet still connected to the HR34. I should know within a day or so if it resolved the issue or not.

The date is the date the software was finished being built, not the date it was downloaded.

Press guide and right arrow at the same time on the front panel of your HR34. Then in the system diagnostics screen choose coax network, and post your results. Then also choose phy rate mesh and let us know what that says...

The date is the date the software was finished being built, not the date it was downloaded.

Ahh! That makes sense.

Press guide and right arrow at the same time on the front panel of your HR34. Then in the system diagnostics screen choose coax network, and post your results. Then also choose phy rate mesh and let us know what that says...

I read through the thread a bit and it looks like my numbers should be within acceptable levels? It doesn't appear that the problem lies within my home wiring, but if you see something that I don't, please tell.

I read through the thread a bit and it looks like my numbers should be within acceptable levels? It doesn't appear that the problem lies within my home wiring, but if you see something that I don't, please tell.

Thanks again for all the help!

That dropped session count at 37 is a big problem.. I suggest asking vos (veryoldschool) in that thread what he would suggest. Curios, are these the only three things in your system? No other recovers? Did they use a 4 way splitter or eight way?

That dropped session count at 37 is a big problem.. I suggest asking vos (veryoldschool) in that thread what he would suggest. Curios, are these the only three things in your system? No other recovers? Did they use a 4 way splitter or eight way?

In that thread, there was another guy who had a dropped session count of 52, but VOS replied back to him with "Dropped session count is due to the C31s, so you'll need to dismiss that for now". So I assumed my 37 was alright, but I'll post in that thread to make sure.

Yes, I just have three receivers in my system for now. The one HR34 and two C31 clients.

Give vos more info and ask what else he might suggest in his thread. Since you have disconnected it from the net, personally, I'd also reset all network defaults too.

VOs was really helpful in this thread that I posted about the issue with other things that I might try. Sadly, I've pretty much run through the gambit of things to try with his help, but to no real avail.

We'll see if being disconnected from the IP network does anything. My network settings should still all be the default settings, but I can reset those as well just to be sure.

After reading this thread I am not sure I want my new box tomorrow it seems like the same issues over and over again with D* I have benn with them for over 15 years now and some things just never change.

After reading this thread I am not sure I want my new box tomorrow it seems like the same issues over and over again with D* I have benn with them for over 15 years now and some things just never change.

I had this exact same question before I got mine. Yes, it is typical DirecTV, fixing the software after it's been released. But the level of frustration isn't nearly as bad as it has been in the past. I've had problems with this software but it is one recording dropped, not a dozen. Since I rebooted, it hasn't come back. More than 99% of the time my HR34 preforms very well.

It's still quirky - yesterday the Delete option mysteriously disappeared from the menu just as I was getting ready to delete a show. Simply closing and reopening the window solved the problem. I really wish DirecTV would fix the fast scan so that it stops correctly, like all the other DVRs. It's stuff like that.

Glad to hear some good reports I know these boards are for problems and you never hear the good stuff

Genie kicks but overall. A few people have some major issues, as would be expected, but fort he majority, the most the small issues aren't even noticed, if they even have them. Its well worth it to have a genie.

So it sounds like you have 628 on your hr2xs. It also sounds like your system is setup to work over deca but you haven't said how your system is bridged to your home network.

A couple things. One do you have unpn turned on your router? If so its likely causing issues.

Personally as a test I'd disconnect your deca cloud from the home network, completely reset all networking settings and in all dtv boxes and then see what happens not using any fixed ip addresses or interacting with you home network. Let them get their own 169 addresses and talk to just themselves and see if anything changes. It's simple to do and may help elevate your frustration.

At the risk of jinxing things, after following your advice and turned off uPNP on my router, and so far I have had a solid multi-room connection without a single drop. It's been a week now. I can't say if that was it for sure - as there were a mix of causes I suspect - but I do know for about a week it has been great. <fingers remain crossed> Thanks !

Started having delays entering commands from the remote which started a couple days ago. Had to wait 20 to 30 seconds and then it would run through all the commands. Also, about 30 second delay when exiting from a recording, while a couple new programs were recording. Did a reset and its been good for a day or so.

I can't believe there is no optical out put on the Genie what were they thinking? Thanks to a great tech he was able to find a way to do it through my tv so I am good but still can't believe they left this out of the box.

For what is worth he told me they are working on a 10 tuner box now and should be out within the year

I can't believe there is no optical out put on the Genie what were they thinking? Thanks to a great tech he was able to find a way to do it through my tv so I am good but still can't believe they left this out of the box.

For what is worth he told me they are working on a 10 tuner box now and should be out within the year

There is no way a tech knows that from a reliable source. Besides, ten tuners is too much for most D* systems.

Yeah, 10 tuners wouldn't make sense. It would have to have two coax inputs so it could run off of two legs of a SWM16, since each leg could only handle 8 tuners. then you'd have to keep track of which coax went to which input on the DVR because I would think that only one input would handle the 8 tuners, and the other would only handle 2.

Now a single DVR/HMC with 8 tuners I could understand, and I was kind of suprised that wasn't what DirecTV did with the HR34 in the first place. However, if they knew that the C31 wasn't going to be ready to be released at the same time as the HR34 then it makes a bit more sense. They would have had to keep the HR34 tuner count low enough to allow it to be used with a few (3) H25 or H24 receivers so they didn't have to install a SWM16 all the time.

I think a new HMC box with 8 tuners, that could stream out to 6 clients at a time would be a great idea, and I might even consider switching over to it.

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
-by Jack Handy

I was recording a football game the other day. I pressed the play button now and then just to check the time and, as expected, the time bar line was orange, meaning the game was in fact recording to the hard drive. Everyone knows that. Then I keyed in a channel with the remote and the HR34 of course switched to that channel. Then I pressed the PREV button and went back to the football game. Guess what? The entire orange time line was gone. Somehow the HR34 erased the recorded football game all on its own.

I was recording a football game the other day. I pressed the play button now and then just to check the time and, as expected, the time bar line was orange, meaning the game was in fact recording to the hard drive. Everyone knows that. Then I keyed in a channel with the remote and the HR34 of course switched to that channel. Then I pressed the PREV button and went back to the football game. Guess what? The entire orange time line was gone. Somehow the HR34 erased the recorded football game all on its own.

You sure about that, or did the HR34 just start using a different tuner than the one that was recording that channel? Is the game actually gone from the playlist?

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
-by Jack Handy

I was recording a football game the other day. I pressed the play button now and then just to check the time and, as expected, the time bar line was orange, meaning the game was in fact recording to the hard drive. Everyone knows that. Then I keyed in a channel with the remote and the HR34 of course switched to that channel. Then I pressed the PREV button and went back to the football game. Guess what? The entire orange time line was gone. Somehow the HR34 erased the recorded football game all on its own.

The program isn't truly recording unless it shows up in List. It sounds like you lost the buffer for that game, which shouldn't happen, but seems to a bit more on the '34s than others.

A safeguard, one I use if I care at all about seeing whatever it is, is to actually hit the Record button. Too many ways the buffer can be wiped accidentally by the user, nevermind software glitches.

I did a search for the AM21 in this thread and there were no hits, so I hope this is a new question. I just talked to DTV, and they told me that the AM21 (which allows for over-the-air recording) does not work with the HR34 (DTV likes to call it the Genie).

Is this true? That means there's no way to record OTA with this DVR. When you have a rain fade-out that means your out-of-luck.

I can't believe there is no optical out put on the Genie what were they thinking? Thanks to a great tech he was able to find a way to do it through my tv so I am good but still can't believe they left this out of the box.

Steve, a coax digital connector is generally considered superior to an optical one, so if they were going to only have one type, it should be a coaxial one.

The supposition is that only having one type of digital output is a cost saving move.

Coaxial to optical converters are cheap, generally around $15. Here's a typical one from Amazon for $16.74.